“I’m really frustrated with the inability of Congress to do its job,”
says Mark Ulriksen, the artist behind this week’s cover, “Haunted
House.” “Boehner and Cruz—these politicians are only after the
perpetuation of their own power. There are spider webs growing in the
Capitol, bats haunting it, and all this legislation that’s just dying
because these guys can’t do anything. The main sign of life is that
black cat. If it wasn’t so tragic, it would be worth laughing at.”